ILOILO CITY – More than 500 paddlers competed in the official return of the Iloilo River Dragon Boat Festival (IRDBF) on Sunday, Nov. 24. DRAGON boat teams compete in the Iloilo River Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, Nov. 24. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) The race of teams from...
ILOILO CITY – A musical reminded Ilonggos of the heroism of Graciano Lopez Jaena who played a pivotal role in the Philippine revolution. The Uway Theater Company held several showings of Ciano, the Hiligaynon musical directed by Geoffrey "Papang" Obe, at the West Visayas State University...
ILOILO CITY — A program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is in question after an alleged aide of Rep. Julienne “Jamjam” Baronda here was caught in an buy-bust operation last week. BARONDA (FB) Several issues arose following the arrest of Pearl...
ILOILO CITY – The river park project here was one of the winners of the 2024 Asian Townscape Awards (ATA). The Iloilo Esplanade was cited as one of the leading models for urban landscape construction in Asia during an awarding ceremony in Fukuoka, Japan on Monday, Nov. 18. THE Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – More than 100 mayors and high-ranking officials from Asia are in this city for the 44th Executive Committee Meeting of CityNet, the largest association of urban stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific committed to sustainable development. ACTING Iloilo City Mayor Jeffrey...
ILOILO CITY – This city hosted a bilateral food exchange with Chinese chefs over the weekend, a year after being declared as a United Nations, Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization City of Gastronomy. CHINESE chefs from Chaozhou, China with BS Hospitality Management students...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade of Industry (DTI) is celebrating the rich creativity of Western Visayas region in various industries with two major trade events. THE 2024 Panubli-on Trade Fair opens at SM City Iloilo in Iloilo City. (DTI Region 6) The DTI-6 opened its 2024...
ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City Councilor Johnny Young has urged fellow councilors to adhere to proper decorum following several recent heated confrontations. THE Iloilo City Council session hall. (Iloilo City Council Facebook page) “We have a duty to uphold the highest standards of...
ILOILO CITY – Police nabbed the fifth most wanted person in Western Visayas region in Bingawan town, Iloilo province on Monday, Nov. 12. The suspect, Rud, was caught by a tracker team of the Bingawan Municipal Police Station with the Provincial Intelligence Unit and the 62nd Special Action...
ILOILO CITY – This city’s sole power utility, MORE Electric and Power Corp., has joined the Safety Organization of the Philippines Inc. A LINEMAN of MORE Power in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “This membership in SOPI is a testament to MORE Power’s unwavering commitment to...
ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) is investigating how the gun owned by AAMBIS-Owa party-list Rep. Lex Colada was used by a murder suspect in the killing of a former barangay captain in Tigbauan town, Iloilo province. COL. Bayani Razalan (center) speaks in a press...
ILOILO CITY – A film festival dubbed Cine Enkanto not only celebrated local folklore and supernatural stories but also indie filmmaking in Iloilo. “It’s been sort of an impossible dream, but I wish that all Ilonggo filmmakers and Ilonggo storytellers will get to achieve what they want to...
